Health Unit Coordinator

Duration

47 Weeks, 1185 Hours

 Overview

With an aging population, the tremendous advances in technology, and our demand for the best quality of life, the healthcare industry is facing a growing shortage of well-trained personnel. This program is designed to provide employment-ready, comprehensively trained graduates.

Successful graduates will achieve the CMAP® – Certified Medical Assisting Professional designation, in addition to their diploma. They are fully qualified to work in a hands-on administrative/clinical support capacity in any medical field, such as a unit clerk in a hospital nursing unit or outpatient department.

Some of their tasks and duties would include:

  • Maintaining patient charts and transcribing doctor’s orders related to: surgery, patient activity and patient positioning, nursing unit observation, nursing treatment; dietary, medication, diagnostic imaging, laboratory (including recording of telephoned orders), admission, discharge, transfer, and post-mortem
  • Admitting, pre-op procedures, and hospital census recording
  • Patient scheduling including: bed, operating room, ambulatory, ambulance and community special services
  • Recording vital signs, ordering diets, ordering supplies, processing daily laboratory tests and filing reports, handling emergencies and special services
  • Administrative duties, including: knowledge of basic lab tests, ability to take vital signs and administer CPR/First Aid, knowledge of medical asepsis and infection control, assist with patient examinations, patient charting and health records, recording basic medical history, transcription

Admission Requirements

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a strong commitment to confidentiality and integrity
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills
  • Successful completion of admissions interview and testing for adequate entry-level skills
  • Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent, and meet the minimum provincial age requirement
  • Two letters of reference regarding personal character
  • A recent, clear Criminal Records Check
  • Good command of the English language (written and oral)

 

Core Courses

  • Anatomy & Physiology of Body Systems Level 1
  • Anatomy & Physiology of Body Systems Level 2
  • Basic Bookkeeping Level 1
  • Career Preparation
  • Clinical Externship
  • Clinical Procedures for Medical Office Assistants
  • Health Unit Coordinator – Level 1
  • Health Unit Coordinator – Level 2
  • Introduction to Medical Terminology with Pharmacology
  • Introduction to Medical Transcription
  • Introduction to Personal Computers
  • Medical Office and Hospital Administrative Procedures
  • Office Procedures Level 1
  • Thought Patterns For A Successful Career

 

Career Opportunities

  • Hospital nursing units or outpatient departments
  • Hospital admitting/ER department including switchboard, cash desk, information centre, patient registration, morgue
  • Ambulatory/outpatient department
  • Diagnostic lab/x-ray departments
  • Medical finance and administrative departments
  • Health records department
  • Long term and extended care departments
  • Physicians’ offices, clinics, mental healthcare and allied healthcare centres
  • Walk-in care centres
  • Daycare and ambulatory clinics
  • Group homes and community living societies
  • Insurance companies
  • Operating room booking/bed booking
  • Complementary and alternative medicine clinics such as chiropractic and acupuncture centres
  • Physical and occupational therapy clinics
  • Medical supply companies
  • Wellness and fitness centres
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